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添

annexed
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingテン
Kun readingそ.える、そ.う
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.)
  2. to satisfy
  3. to comply with
  4. to live up to
  5. to accompany

Radicals and components

Radical水water氵variant氺variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · heavens · valentine

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 684

Compound words

添えるそえる
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.)
添うそう
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with; to live up to; to accompany
添加てんか
addition; annexing
添削てんさく
correction; looking over; touching up
添付てんぷ
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
添乗てんじょう
accompanying (on a trip); escorting (a tour group)
添加物てんかぶつ
additive
力添えちからぞえ
help; assistance; service
付き添いつきそい
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
巻き添えまきぞえ
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
食品添加物しょくひんてんかぶつ
food additive
介添かいぞえ
helper (e.g. for a sick person)
添附てんぷ
attaching (documents, etc.)
介添えかいぞえ
helper (e.g. for a sick person)
寄添うよりそう
to get close
後添いのちぞい
one's second wife
添加剤てんかざい
addition agent
添付するてんぷする
to attach
寄り添うよりそう
to get close
付き添うつきそう
添加するてんかする
to add
申し添えるもうしそえる
to add (to what was said before)

Additional Examples

彼は彼女と添い遂げられなかった。
He was not able to marry her.tatoeba
彼は私のために口添えをしてくれた。
He put in a good word for me.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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